Temples should be with the devotees, not under government control! – Krishnakripankit H.B.P. (Dr) Vikasanand Maharaj Misal
Ahilyanagar – Temples are the centre of devotion of Hindus; but since the temples have been taken under government control, the trustees appointed by the government in these temples have nothing to do with the temples. We should see how they misuse the money donated to the temples. Therefore, our temples should not be under the control of the government, but with the devotees, and every temple must keep records of the devotees who come for darshan. It is necessary to connect the worshippers in each temple with that temple, said Krishnakripankit H.B.P. (Dr) Vikasanand Maharaj Misal. He was guiding the attendees in the one-day district-level Adhiveshan of Maharashtra Mandir Mahasangh on August 24 in Ahilyanagar in the joint auspices of Shri Renuka Mata Devasthan Trust, MIDC, Navnagapur, as well as Maharashtra Mandir Mahasangh, and Hindu Janajagruti Samiti.
The Adhiveshan was inaugurated by Sadguru Nandkumar Jadhav (Sanatan (Sanstha Dharmapracharak), Krishnakripankit H.B.P. (Dr) Vikasanand Maharaj Misal, Vishweshwar Swami Maharaj (the head of ‘Mangal Seva Bhakta Mandal’), Mr Prabhakar Bhor (President of ‘Shri Renuka Mata Devasthan Trust’), Mr Sunil Ghanwat (Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh State Organizer of Hindu Janajagruti), Mr Dilip Deshmukh (Former Assistant Charity Commissioner) by lighting the lamp. A message by Sanatan Sanstha founder Sachchidananda Parabrahman (Dr) Athavale was read out by Ahilyanagar Coordinator of Mandir Mahasangh Mr Bharat Shinde. The attendees were welcomed by Mr Dattatray Vitekar (Secretary of Shri Renuka Mata Devasthan), while the intent of the Adhiveshan was shared by Mr Rameshwar Bhukan (Ahilyanagar Coordinator of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti). The executive committee of Ahilyanagar District Mandir Mahasangh was forned in this Adhiveshan.
🚩🛕Hindu temples should be managed by devotees, not by the Government, urged H.B.P. Vikasanand Maharaj at the Temple Conference in Ahilyanagar, attended by 250+ trustees and priests
🛕हिंदूंची मंदिरं सरकारच्या नव्हे, भक्तांच्या नियंत्रणात असावीत, असं आवाहन ह.भ.प. विकासानंद… pic.twitter.com/5MCwi6tPMl
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More than 250 trustees and representatives of various temples from Rahuri, Shrigonda, Ashti, Ahilyanagar, Nevasa, Pathardi, Sangamner, Akole, Shrirampur, Shevgaon, Karjat, Shirur were present.
